Macro Voices Podcasts

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jeff Snider to MacroVoices. Erik and Jeff discuss:

• DXY reaching multi-year lows – is this the beginning of the dollar crash?
• Basics of US dollar crash and related Treasury market destruction
• Has quantitative easing been successful?
• Japanese Inflation & QE – Is US monetary policy following the Japanese model?
• Lower indication in inflation indices despite excessive liquidity
• Is the U.S. dollar’s global reserve currency status being threatened?
• Perspectives on MMT

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome David Rosenberg to MacroVoices. Erik and David discuss:

• Has the market  priced in the vaccine news?
• How does this translate into the stock market
• Shift to secular inflation or return to deflation?
• Where is the stock market headed from here?
• Will US Treasury will go negative on 10yr or will they stay at zero?
• Treasuries vs. Gold

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Daniel Lacalle to MacroVoices. Erik and Daniel discuss:

• Perspective on recent rally in market amidst the pandemic and U.S. Elections

• Spike in COVID cases, are things going to get worse before it gets better?
• Would expectation of more government stimulus lead to lower yields?
• Likelihood of secular inflation due to more money printing and more deficit spending
• Challenges ECB is facing with insolvent countries borrowing at low yields?
• Will foreign policies reverse under Biden administration?

• Is U.S. fracking industry facing a major threat from Biden administration energy policy?

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Lakshman Achuthan to MacroVoices. Erik and Lakshman discuss:

• All-time highs in the stock market despite the pandemic – what cycle does this reflect?
• What cycle is driving the recovery?
• How to manage cycle risks
• What does USFIG (U.S. Future Inflation Gauge)suggest comes next?
• When to expect secular inflation based on leading indicators
• What cycles tell us about the recent upside in the stock market

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MacroVoices #218 Lakshman Achuthan: What cycles teach us about what to espect post-Coronavirus

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Marin Katusa to MacroVoices. Erik and Marin discuss:

• Perspectives on MMT and how it affects the gold market
• How far are we in the gold bull market cycle
• What would change the investment mindset on gold with MMT on the horizon?
• Why investors need to consider currency conversion factor when investing in gold
• What is in store for the natural resources sector?
• Opportunities in gold mining vs. copper mining
• Asset allocation in natural resources sector

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Tian Yang to MacroVoices. Erik and Tian discuss:

• Inflation driven commodity super cycle – when will it happen?
• When will  consumer price inflation starts?
• How to manage your portfolio to prepare for inflation
• COVID-19 pandemic impacts on prices
• How to position for commodity super cycle
• How to approach different commodity sectors for allocation
• Outlook on precious metals

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Stephanie Kelton to MacroVoices. Erik and Stephanie discuss:

• Why using taxes to pay for government spending is a myth
• If the government can print money, why are taxes still necessary?
• What measures does MMT use to overcome inflation risk?
• Debunking the myth that the future generation will have to pay for the current national debt
• Risk of dilution in value of dollars due to government money printing
• Constraints of MMT

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Erik Townsend and guest co-host Kevin Muir welcome Mike Alkin & Guy Keller to MacroVoices. Erik, Mike and Guy discuss:

• Future of nuclear power industry
• How big is the Uranium mining industry post-Fukushima
• Collapse of market capitalization of Uranium mining
• How Uranium market works
• Investment opportunities in Uranium market

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Dr. Pippa Malmgren to MacroVoices. Erik and Pippa discuss:

• Perspectives on recent Presidential debate
• Supreme court legal precedent
• Doespolitical uncertainty in the U.S. create an opportunity for China?
• Accuracy of polls and how investors should consider them

• Possible outcomes and what that would mean for the markets
• Possibility of Donald Trump launching a news network

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Art Berman to MacroVoices. Erik and Art discuss:

• Update on Art’s 2020 U.S.oil production narrative
• How big of a decline in production should we expect?
• Supply in demand imbalance – where is oil price headed from here?
• What investors should look for in anticipation of resumption of normal demand
• What level of demand to expect post-crisis?
• Decreasing price sensitivity to changes in comparative inventory 
• Will we ever get back to pre-crisis consumption levels?

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Alex Gurevich to MacroVoices. Erik and Alex discuss:

• Is the bond bull market finally coming to an end?
• Possibility of negative rates
• Secular shift from disinflation toward inflation
• US dollar outlook – beginning of a secular decline?
• Perspectives on gold and equity markets
• Impact of monetary policy on liquidity

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Juliette Declercq to MacroVoices. Erik and Juliette discuss:

• Prognosis on the U.S. Presidential Election
• Why the Republicans have not yet folded on the next relief package?
• Vicious circle from lower confidence to higher unemployment
• What would a contested election mean for the markets?
• U.S. dollar outlook
• Possibility of U.S. Real Yields to collapse

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Mike Green to MacroVoices. Erik and Mike discuss:

• Active vs passive investing dynamics
• Is QE what’s driving the stock market and how does MMT fit in
• Will MMT bring runaway inflation and what are the implications?
• Is the bond bull market coming to an end?
• What investors should look out for during a period of hyperinflation
• Outlook on gold
• Potential risks and threats of U.S. dollar losing its reserve currency status
• Perspectives on digital currency 

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Luke Gromen to MacroVoices. Erik and Luke discuss:

• Is this the beginning of the big move down for the US dollar?
• Why the US will have to what Luke calls “print the mostest” in the dollar endgame
• What does “printing the most” entail?
• What is the catalyst that would bring a secular decline of the dollar?
• US fiscal condition – accelerate borrowing and spending, where are we headed from here?
• Perspective on the soaring S&P500, what does this mean?
• Outlook on Gold
• Perspectives on how the US Presidential election outcome will impact the markets

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Brent Johnson to MacroVoices. Erik and Brent discuss:

• What is next for the U.S. Dollar?

• Will the change in monetary system provide a viable alternative to the dollar?
• S&P 500 breaking out to the upside – what comes next?
• Soaring stock market – is this driven by central banks buying stocks using cash from QE?
• Outlook on gold and commodities
• Can U.S. Treasuries see negative yields?

• Perspectives on the upcoming U.S. Presidential election

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jesse Felder to MacroVoices. Erik and Jesse discuss:

• New all-time highs in the stock market despite the pandemic – what does this mean?
• Jesse’s perspectives on Mike Green’s thesis about passive investment strategy
• Is the retail mania driven by the Fed?
• Perspectives on stock split and still rising TSLA
• Is the bond market the key to stop the Fed’s frivolous money printing
• Is this the beginning of the end for US dollar?
• Outlook on Gold

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Vincent Deluard to MacroVoices. Erik and Vincent discuss:

• Shortcomings of 60/40 portfolio and its implications
• Why secular inflation is on the horizon and what would it look like?
• Generational gap in wealth – what policies will bridge that gap?
• U.S. Dollar – is this the beginning of the end?
• Outlook on European economy and markets
• Why inflation still hasn’t happened
• Perspectives on gold and precious metals 

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jim Bianco to MacroVoices. Erik and Jim discuss:

• Has Jim really changed his views and turned bullish?
• Coronavirus crisis update
• V-bottom recovery in the stock market does not equal v-bottom recovery in the economy
• FED’s balance sheet expansion – where is it headed, what’s the endgame?
• MMT – what are the risks and how does it unfold?
• Fixed income markets – outlook on bond yields
• Devaluation of the US dollar and the possibility of it losing its reserve currency status
• Outlook on Gold

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jeff Snider to MacroVoices. Erik and Jeff discuss:

• 2008 Recession and QE, how it differs from other recessions
• Diminishing economic growth
• Perspectives on Ben Bernanke’s and other central banker’s performance in the aftermath of 2008 recession
• Debunking the idea of central banks being central
• Banks are shrinking – bank stocks are reflecting risks
• Primary components of the global monetary system and how they work

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Grant Williams to MacroVoices. Erik and Grant discuss:

• How to navigate the current environment of escalating civil unrest and the social divide
• Rise of MMT – how close are we and what should we expect?
• How long will the central bank balance sheet expansion continue?
• The global recession – how does it compare to recessions in the past and how long will it last?
• Outlook on Gold
• Changing political climate in Hong Kong and its impact on US/China relations
• Perspectives on the impact of the upcoming US Presidential election

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